Actually, it's not such a bad predicament to be trapped in Maui! And we might not actually be trapped, but for a while there we weren't sure if we'd be able to get home. We still aren't sure! We didn't find out until we were actually on the plane that we were on the last San Diego to Maui flight that Aloha Airlines would fly! We heard some rumblings that Aloha was closing - we just didn't know that we were on the last flight and that they had no intention of getting us home. We were just happy to be on our way, feeling lucky that they didn't cancel our flight and hoping that the soon to be unemployed pilot wasn't too depressed about his situation - and take us all down with him. It was a memorable flight, the attendant on the intercom cried through her announcements and the entire flight applauded when we arrived in Maui to lots of people on the tarmack taking pictures of our flight landing. The airport was a ghost town with no one at all in the terminal where we landed. We waited for 2 hours at the airport to see if United would fly us home - as you can imagine there were lots of angry people there who arrived at the airport for their flight home only to be told "sorry airline closed"! They weren't much help to us either. We do have reservations with Hawaiian for a flight next week. We're still not sure if we'll get on it - but until then, we're having a great time stranded in paradise!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Stranded on an Island
Actually, it's not such a bad predicament to be trapped in Maui! And we might not actually be trapped, but for a while there we weren't sure if we'd be able to get home. We still aren't sure! We didn't find out until we were actually on the plane that we were on the last San Diego to Maui flight that Aloha Airlines would fly! We heard some rumblings that Aloha was closing - we just didn't know that we were on the last flight and that they had no intention of getting us home. We were just happy to be on our way, feeling lucky that they didn't cancel our flight and hoping that the soon to be unemployed pilot wasn't too depressed about his situation - and take us all down with him. It was a memorable flight, the attendant on the intercom cried through her announcements and the entire flight applauded when we arrived in Maui to lots of people on the tarmack taking pictures of our flight landing. The airport was a ghost town with no one at all in the terminal where we landed. We waited for 2 hours at the airport to see if United would fly us home - as you can imagine there were lots of angry people there who arrived at the airport for their flight home only to be told "sorry airline closed"! They weren't much help to us either. We do have reservations with Hawaiian for a flight next week. We're still not sure if we'll get on it - but until then, we're having a great time stranded in paradise!
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Oh my gosh, Kristi! What a crazy story, but I can't think of a more beautiful place to be stranded....enjoy the warm weather, too! Good luck getting back!
Oh, that sounds just horrible!! What an awful place to be stranded! (said with ALL the sarcasm possible!!) You would think that they would mention something before you left...oh darn!! Have fun. Soak-up some rays for me!
What a great place to be stranded! I honestly think Ryan would just stay. At least you didn't make your trip home with ATA, they closed also, just a few days after Aloha.
Well, have a great time. I love the family picture.
P.S. Maybe your next vacation should not be to Hawaii, you have crazy luck there (:
I can't believe that! Did they give you like 1,000 bags of peanuts each?
Have fun being stranded for a little while longer!
I was wondering if you were affected by the closing. You always come out of Hawaii with a good story!
oh my goodness! i am so jealous, i wish i was with you guys. have fun and get some sun for me:)
That is so funny! Darn... rough times, huh? We'll see ya when we see ya! :)
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